CHALLENGE - SIT DOWN STAND UP

You start with a score of 10. You subtract points for the following:

• Hand used for support: -1 point

• Knee used for support: -1 point

• Forearm used for support: -1 point

• One hand on knee or thigh: -1 point

• Side of the leg used for support: -1 point

Araujo gave the SRT to over 2,000 patients between the ages of 51 and 80. He and his colleagues found that individuals who scored fewer than 8 points on the test were twice as likely to die within the next six years compared with those who scored higher; those who scored 3 or fewer points were more than five times as likely to die within the same period compared with those who scored more than 8 points. Overall, each point increase in the SRT score was associated with a 21% decrease in mortality from all causes.